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Logging and illegal timber threaten Cameroon's forests (Level A1) — an empty road in the middle of a jungle

Logging and illegal timber threaten Cameroon's forestsCEFR A1

16 Dec 2025

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Adapted from Jean Sovon, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0

Photo by Angelo Casto, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
74 words
  • Cameroon has large forests across the country.
  • These forests store carbon and have many species.
  • The forests face pressure from legal and illegal logging.
  • People also cut land for farming and roads.
  • Wood is sold and sent to other countries.
  • Some shipments move across borders secretly.
  • This hurts animals and local communities.
  • The government loses a lot of money.
  • It is hard to stop the illegal logging.
  • Local people complain about loss of land.

Difficult words

  • carbon — a chemical element in air and living things
  • species — a group of similar animals or plants
  • illegal — not allowed according to the law
  • logging — cutting trees to get wood
  • shipment — a group of goods sent to another place
    shipments
  • border — the line between two countries
    borders
  • community — a group of people living in one place
    local communities

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Discussion questions

  • Do you like forests?
  • Do you live near a forest?
  • What do people use wood for in your country?

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